Boxers named
PA Wellington Two former national titleholders are among boxers fighting for places in the New Zealand Commonwealth Games team which will take part in trials at Lower Hutt on March 19. They are the Nelson tight heavy-weight. Dean Rackley, and the Wellington middle-weight, Royce Gray, who will join several current New Zealand champions competing in the 14 bouts at the trials. Afterwards a team of six will be named to meet an Australian team at Timaru on April 8 and then the national selectors will name boxing’s nominees for the Games. Bouts announced for the trials are:— Heavy-weight.—W. Byrne (Hutt Valley) v. G. Stankovich (Auckland). Light heavy-weight.—D. Rackley' (Nelson) v. F. Atioo (Auckland); J. Akufopo (Wellington) v. T. Liutene (Wellington). Middle-weight.—P. Rackley (Nelson) v. •W. Ratcliffe (Waikato); J. Seminate (Hutt Valley) v. R. Gray (Wellington). Light middle-weight.—R. Jackson (Hutt Valley) v. A. Stankovich (Auckland); K. Barry (Canterbury) v. F. Tafua (Auckland). Welter-weight.—D. Jackson (Hutt Valley) v. R. Leonard (Timaru). Light welter-weight.—P. Shaw (Waikato) v. F. Rayno (Auckland). Light-weight.—G. Scaife (Hutt Valley) v R. Mouatt (Central North Island); W. Isaacs (Wellington) v. J. Pauling (Wellington). Feather-weight.—P. Morgan (Canterbury) v. J. Smith (Wellington); R. Warren (Westport) v. R. Smith (Dannevirkei.
Fly-weight.—M. Colley (Wellington) v. R. Richards (Waikato).
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19780315.2.153
Bibliographic details
Press, 15 March 1978, Page 19
Word Count
207Boxers named Press, 15 March 1978, Page 19
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in